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Gary Coleman hits pedestrian with truck, police say

Posted on September 08, 2008
Apparently, they'd been arguing after the guy took photos of Coleman in a bowling alley. Doesn't sound like the guy was hurt -- it reportedly happened while Coleman was backing out. Not clear whether it was accidental or intentional. In...

No parole for Danny Crump until 2018 at least

Posted on September 08, 2008
The parole board has decided AGAINST releasing Crump, who sent a giftwrapped bomb to his ex-wife, Diane Post, back in 1980. The explosion killed her, three siblings and their parents. (I saw old footage of the crime scene on the...

Help me find my chihuahua ... or else

Posted on September 08, 2008
A Tulsa woman is accused of firing a gun into a crowd of people after they told her they had not seen her missing chihuahua.

Murder victim's dad lunges at daughter's killer

Posted on September 08, 2008
From Matt Campbell: A death penalty hearing in Wyandotte County was disrupted today when the father of the murder victim lunged at the defendant. The sentencing hearing for Gary Kleypas, convicted of murdering 20-year-old Pittsburg State University student Carrie Williams...

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Fun Fact: Color Me Badd was from Oklahoma

Posted on September 08, 2008
I mention this because one of their members, Bryan Abrams, has been accused of punching a woman in the face and threatening her. Snip: ?I?m a kill you! You and me! You and me!? If you were wondering, he DOES...

Missing Shawnee man has been located

Posted on September 08, 2008
Remember John Barker? Shawnee authorities were trying to find him after a fire at his house on Aug. 23. He's been located in Seattle.

Audits, audits, audits

Posted on September 08, 2008
KCPD is releasing the results of four internal audits, available here. (At the bottom of the stack.) The most interesting part? The department looked at preventable crashes involving its fleet. The number of those wrecks increased last year, 21 crashes...

Animal-rights activists take credit for mink breakout

Posted on September 08, 2008
Lovely story from Oregon, where the Animal Liberation Front broke into a farm and released 215 mink -- so they would "have a chance at a free natural life." Farmers have found 177 of the uncaged beasts. Snip: "Four of...

The Burglar Who Wouldn't Flush*

Posted on September 08, 2008
Alabama authorities say they've arrested a teenager who allegedly burglarized people's houses and, each time he broke in, went to the bathroom. Police aren't sure if he was leaving "a calling card" or just needed to go. Hat Tip: Many...

The FBI agent who helped Whitey Bulger get away

Posted on September 08, 2008
Meet John J. Connolly, who was the handler for Whitey Bulger back when Bulger reportedly ran the Winter Hill Gang in Boston. Connolly is already doing 10 years for helping Bulger and his associates -- including giving Bulger a warning...

NY wife wanted hitmen to break husband's nose, police say

Posted on September 08, 2008
Hubby, who is a body-builder, had undergone plastic surgery for his nose because it had been injured, the New York Post reports. Snip: "She wanted to break his nose because his appearance mattered so much to him," Hugo Gomez, a...

Fact: Strangers don't want you tickling their kids

Posted on September 08, 2008
Lovely story from Glen Carbon, Ill., where a local lawyer is facing criminal charges after he asked a few families if he could tickle their children, aka "play tickle monster." He's been banned from the park, and he's thinking about...

KCK police investigate dead body at 3rd and Washington

Posted on September 08, 2008
From Sara Shepherd: Kansas City, Kan., police were investigating a death this evening. A body was reported about 7:20 p.m. in an industrial area just north of Third Street and Washington Boulevard. Police are still investigating to determine whether foul...

Lenexa names man killed in officer-involved shooting

Posted on September 08, 2008
From Joe Lambe: A man shot to death by Lenexa police early Sunday was identified as Eric Lynd, 59. Lynd was killed after he pointed a gun at officers who responded to a domestic violence call in the 15300 block...

Did MO jail correctly handle prisoner's suicide?

Posted on September 08, 2008
In March, an accused killer named Charles Benoit apparently committed suicide by ODing on doxepin pills that he'd been hoarding. Benoit was being held in the Lincoln County jail in Troy -- he died the same day he was expected...

Where is Johnny Kincaid?

Posted on September 08, 2008
WDAF has an update on the missing-persons case of Johnny Kincaid, a Kansas City man who disappeared a couple of weeks ago. Over the weekend, his family canvassed the area where he was last seen, and they might have found...

KS ranked 25th, MO 28th in bike friendliness

Posted on September 08, 2008
That's according to the League of American Bicyclists. (The Missouri Bike Federation notes that we got high marks for bike-friendly legislation and law enforcement, but our roads aren't really set up for bicycling.)

KCPD names man killed in officer-involved shooting

Posted on September 08, 2008
Marvin E. Parker, 54, lived in Kansas City. Police say he swung a sword at two officers early Sunday near 40th and Charlotte, prompting them to open fire on him.

Best lede ever

Posted on September 08, 2008
From the AP: Authorities say they've arrested a man who broke into the home of two California farmworkers, stole money, rubbed one of the men with spices and whacked the other with a sausage before fleeing.

UPDATE: Ohio mom microwaved baby to death

Posted on September 08, 2008
But she won't be getting the death penalty.

VA man caught with guns, grenade in DC

Posted on September 07, 2008
The AP says the man stopped to ask a police officer for directions, and the officer noticed a rifle case in the vehicle, which led to a full search. Happened near the Library of Congress. CNN notes that nobody is...

KCPD looking for teen mom, 1-year-old daughter

Posted on September 07, 2008
From Meredith Rodriguez: Police are searching for a 17-year-old mother suspected of taking her 1-year-old daughter. The incident occurred today during one of the mother?s supervised visits. Myeisha Vaughn is suspected of taking her daughter, Jukyla Vaughn after the child?s...

Say, how's the 7-Eleven at 89th and Wornall doing?

Posted on September 07, 2008
Still getting robbed, KMBC reports. The station says the c-store has been held up something like 20 times in the past two years.

KC mom accused of burning her kids with iron, cigarettes

Posted on September 07, 2008
From David Hayes: A Kansas City woman who allegedly disciplined her three children with a hot iron and burning cigarette has been charged with felony child abuse. Latasha N. Lambert, 23, inflicted ?cruel and inhuman punishment? on her two-year-old son...

KCPD: Suspect killed after swinging sword at police

Posted on September 07, 2008
From KCPD: Sunday morning at approximately 1:45am, KCMO police were called to the intersection of 40th Street and Charlotte in regard to a suspicious person yelling in the street. Upon arrival, officers observed a black male standing in the street...

4 DUI arrests during OP saturation patrol

Posted on September 06, 2008
From OP Police: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol on Friday, August 29, 2008. The DUI Saturation Patrol was conducted with the intent to reduce alcohol related auto accidents and discourage impaired driving...

Open Thread ... Sunday

Posted on September 06, 2008
Sorry for the late start. Just got my Internet restored within the last hour or so. Should be back at full speed by Monday morning. Usual rules apply, and thank you again for your patronage!

RNC makes the Crime blog

Posted on September 05, 2008
...because of protestors. St. Paul police had to use riot gear and tear gas to keep a group of anti-war protestors (many chanting "F*** the police! F*** 'em!") from crossing a bridge to the Republican National Convention site after being...

Don't call the number on your new duck stamps!

Posted on September 05, 2008
Instead of the correct number for ordering --- 1-800-782-6724--- a misprint directs callers to 1-800-872-6724 . Indeed, there's a difference between 1-800-STAMP24 --- and 1-800-TRAMP24. |Sara Shepherd

Open Thread ... Friday

Posted on September 05, 2008
Good morning, and welcome to Friday's Open Thread. This is Crime Scene KC's spot for chatting, joking, posting your own story links, etc. Please remember that the usual rules apply -- No profanity, no sexually or racially explicit comments, and...

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